CARCINOID is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CARCINOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARCINOID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARCINOID is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARCINOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carcinoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARCINOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CARCINOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARCINOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARCINOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small, slow-growing tumour, often in the intestine or lungs, that may release hormones such as serotonin.
A carcinoid is sometimes found by chance during an operation for something else. Because it can flood the blood with hormones, it may cause flushing and diarrhoea long before it is noticed.
How CARCINOID is used
Used in medicine, often in the phrase carcinoid tumour.
- The surgeon removed a carcinoid from the appendix.
- A carcinoid can grow for years without causing symptoms.
- Blood tests helped confirm the carcinoid diagnosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARCINOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARCINOID
1 longer words begin with CARCINOID.
Shorter words from the letters in CARCINOID
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Common questions about CARCINOID
- Is CARCINOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARCINOID, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARCINOID worth?
- CARCINOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARCINOID mean?
- A small, slow-growing tumour, often in the intestine or lungs, that may release hormones such as serotonin.
- What letters can be added to CARCINOID?
- CARCINOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CARCINOID:
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